# Countdown Widget with Emoji — user reviews > 79 indexed App Store user reviews of Countdown Widget with Emoji by Lasmit TLB Ltd, rated 4.60/5 from 335 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdown-widget-with-emoji/id1411285986/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdown-widget-with-emoji/id1411285986.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 265 · 4★ 29 · 3★ 20 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 18 ## What do users think of Countdown Widget with Emoji? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - ✨ Great for organizing events - 🤩 Widgets look amazing - 💯 Simple and useful - 👍 Easy to use - 💖 Makes counting down fun - 🌟 Free and no ads - ✅ iCloud support - 📱 iPad support - ⌚️ Apple Watch support - 🌙 Dark mode - 💡 Customizable widgets - 🚀 Quick event insertion - 💯 Ideal experience **Cons** - 💸 Requires payment for features - 😩 Nagging for reviews - ❌ Not working on Apple Watch - ⚠️ Deceptive marketing - 🔒 Repeating events locked behind paywall - 💰 Subscription model - 🤔 Limited emoji choice - 🚫 No free trial - 👎 Poor customer service - 🔕 No notifications - 🗑️ Cannot remove old countdowns - 🎨 Widget background color not customizable for free - 🤷‍♀️ Limited functionality without payment **Commonly reported bugs** - Glitchy emoji selection - Contact form not sending - Doesn't work on Apple Watch SE 2 - Icon selection not appearing until re-opened - Widgets not supported (claimed) - All dates disappeared - Error messages with calendar sync - Bug fix for iOS 17 calendar permission API changes - Adding dates is difficult, keeps popping back - Crashes when adding new entry - Emojis not being transferred - Widget data incorrect - Cannot open on Apple Watch - New dates not showing on Apple Watch app - Cannot add new reminder - Cannot add event from calendar - Widget doesn't always update with system settings - Widget stopped showing anything after countdown ended - Widget is a blank box - App not working anymore since update - Edger not complying with dark/light mode switch - Cannot remove added dates once they have passed - Title not showing on widget - Cannot set time for events - App persists in flipping to September when trying to select January **Most requested features** - Ability to hide menu bar - Menu bar visually aligns with events - Insert own photos instead of Apple icons - Section for past events - Make more features free - Add Russian language support - Ability to add recurring dates - Notifications when countdown is completed - Allow choosing past dates to show days since - Type emoji directly to choose - Option to add a title to events - Ability to pay for pro once instead of subscription - Create a small widget for a specific countdown ## Newest reviews (14 of 79) ### 3/5 — Glitchy *2025-09-28, version 2024.3* I adored this app. Best thing on the App Store and it’s completely free! But now I can only use the emoji of the lady shrugging and nothing else 🫠 Edit: The devs asked me to contact them but I can’t get the contact form to send! ### 2/5 — Watch? *2024-12-26, version 2024.3* Doesn’t work on Apple Watch SE 2. ### 4/5 — Super useful but doesn't work on Watch *2024-06-07, version 2024.3* Doesn't work on Watch Ultra 2: “Please add countdowns in the iPhone app". ### 4/5 — Replaces Another Countdown - Excellent *2024-05-29* I was using another countdown application before discovering this one. The first thing I happily noted was the way the developer counts the remaining days in the countdown. In the other app, for example, if an event occurs the next day it shows two days remaining which is, in my mind, inaccurate. I also like the way I can quickly insert an event into the event from my calendar, saving much time. I gave it only four stars because the icon I select for display, using my iPad, does not appear in my list of events until I re-open the app and select the icon again. Hopefully the developer can correct the app — or correct me if I am doing something wrong. Request: In a future iteration I would love to be able to insert my own photos rather than be limited to the Apple icons. ### 2/5 — Доработайте *2024-03-30, version 2024.2* Работает только на IPhone, на часах ultra2 нет ### 3/5 — I’ve had enough 😕 *2024-01-29, version 2024.1* I thought this app was really great but I’m deleting it now. For some reason all of my dates have disappeared. They were all there a few days ago but now it’s as if I’ve never even added any. Unfortunately this is the 3rd time this has happened so I’m going to use something else. This bug is too significant to ignore. Other than that it is a cool app and makes counting down to special days more exciting…when it’s working correctly. ### 3/5 — Please fix calendar sync *2023-12-11, version 2023.1* It gives error messages ### 4/5 — Superb *2023-10-30, version 2023.1* Needs bug fix for iOS 17 calendar permission API changes ### 5/5 — Best countdown app *2023-08-06, version 2022.4* Other apps similar have untidy glitchy dashboards, countless ads and all great features are locked behind a paywall including widgets. Although this app provides an ideal experience, with more advanced options for people using the app to remember things. Overall great app! ### 3/5 — How I feel *2023-06-22, version 2022.4* I can’t type my title for the peoples birthdays and it’s really annoying also please make things more free or I’m just going to delete the app ### 4/5 — Quite Buggy *2023-05-30* It is a very cool app. But adding dates is quite hard because it keeps popping back before you are finished entering the data or picking a date. That’s sad. ### 4/5 — Good but… *2023-05-18, version 2022.4* Pay to use(to repeat events, you need to pay some money(look in in-app purchases section)) ### 3/5 — It was great! *2023-05-09* For a year… Well I saved a lot of birthdates and things on it but one day all my data was just GONE. It had not problems for an entire- ### 4/5 — Best countdown app I’ve tried *2023-04-19, version 2022.4* The app basically offers everything by you need in the free version. However, I think that there should be a section where it shows your past events that have already passed by in the app. Other than that, it’s a great app ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Scam *2026-06-20* Useless app. Does nothing. Apple should vet apps better. **Developer response:** Hi there, thanks for leaving us a review. Our app is free to use and we've had thousands of positive reviews. If you're experiencing any difficulties with the app we'd appreciate you reaching out via Help & Support so we can investigate further. ### 1/5 — Constant Nagging for Review *2024-10-22, version 2024.3* App constantly nagged for a review, so here it is! One Star❗️ ### 1/5 — deceptive marketing *2024-05-28* they claim the app supports widgets. it does not. why lie???? **Developer response:** The app absolutely does support widgets. I’m sorry you couldn’t get it working. If you reach out from within the app we’ll do our best to get it working for you. ### 1/5 — not working on apple watch *2024-03-04, version 2024.2* not working on apple watch ### 1/5 — Треш *2023-08-06, version 2022.4* Платно ### 1/5 — Worst customer service ever! *2023-05-16* I downloaded this app for $9.99/ lifetime after my widget calendar that I had been using for years started glitching. I live by my calendar. A minute after I downloaded it I realized it wasn’t a calendar after all. I thought that once I clicked on a couple of the already downloaded dates, they would show up into a calendar. Once I saw that wasn’t the case I realized this was not a calendar app and I needed to contact the admin to see if they could help me. I was hoping they could possibly refund my $$9.99 and I would buy their actual calendar emoji app. However they have not replied to either of my messages in spite of their claim that they usually get back to you in a few hours. I reached out to them last night immediately after I bought the app and again this morning. Nothing from them. Huge thumbs down!!! ### 1/5 — 卡 要錢 *2022-06-19, version 2022.1* 卡 要錢 ### 1/5 — Crashes all the time *2022-06-08, version 2022.1* Crashes every time I try to add a new entry , eventually creates the same entry multiple times when you try to reset or get out of it ### 1/5 — Добавьте языки *2022-03-24, version 2022.1* Нет русского языка это плохо! Айфоном и часы пользуется весь мир ### 1/5 — Can’t add event *2021-12-11, version 2021.7* I can’t add a countdown event import from my calendar! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great app *2026-06-22* Great app, now working on my Apple Watch **Developer response:** Thanks for the great review! ### 5/5 — Pro (Grandfathered) *2026-04-18* I got the pro subscription from the title shown above. I am thankful for this. **Developer response:** Thanks for your continued support, Maddox3943! ### 5/5 — Great *2025-10-17, version 2024.3* I love it ### 5/5 — Very elegant *2025-04-03* This is my favorite countdown app, after trying all the current options - I’m impressed and grateful this is free. My greatest wish is to be able to hide the menu bar (or at least that the menu bar would visually align with one of the events, so it doesn’t distract so much). **Developer response:** Hi bluetoucan, thanks for the suggestion! We will review it and let you know if/when we make it happen! ### 5/5 — Вполне себе *2025-02-25, version 2024.3* Лучший!! ### 5/5 — Amazing *2024-12-14, version 2024.3* Amazing, Just Amazing ### 5/5 — Nice app *2024-08-18, version 2024.3* Thank you for total free! ### 5/5 — I love this app! *2024-07-18, version 2024.3* I’ve had this app for months now (maybe even a year) and I must say it’s amazing!! It’s great for organising upcoming events and things your excited for. I love this app and I recommend it to everyone who is very busy and forgets things, that used to be me but now with this app I know everything that’s coming up! Thank you to Lasmit TLB Ltd who made this app!! ### 5/5 — Love it! *2024-06-05* This app is great! I seriously love how i can customize widgets with the emoji of my choice. Counting down to big events is actually fun for me now ### 5/5 — Deich *2023-12-31* Hh --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-27.*